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I dont fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.

Mary Roach

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Mary Roach
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: March 20
Author
Journalist
Medical Writer
Writer
Etna
New Hampshire
Pain
Senility
Fear
Presents
Death
Dont
Much
Holiday
Years
Depression
Like
Beach
Loneliness
Decrepitude
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